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New Analysis from LCG Consulting: Where AI is Located Matters – ERCOT 2030 Outlook

LCG, September 19, 2025--Artificial Intelligence and hyperscale data centers are not just driving unprecedented demand growth in ERCOT - they are reshaping the very dynamics of the grid.

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LCG Webinar: Real-Time, Real Change: ERCOT’s Market Overhaul Explained

LCG, August 1, 2025--LCG is pleased to invite you to register for our upcoming LCG Consulting Webinar, titled "Real-Time, Real Change: ERCOT's Market Overhaul Explained." scheduled for August 12, 2025, at 11 AM CT. As ERCOT continues to strengthen real-time grid reliability, the implementation of Real-Time Co-optimization Plus Batteries (RTC+B) Analysis marks an important shift for operators, traders, planners, and market participants across Texas.

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LCG Unveils 2nd Edition of 2025 ERCOT Electricity Market Outlook

LCG, March 20, 2025 – LCG Consulting (LCG) has released a second edition of its annual outlook of the ERCOT wholesale electricity market for 2025, highlighting the region's rapid transition toward increased reliance on renewable energy resources and battery storage.

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LCG Publishes 2025 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT)

LCG, August 14, 2024 – LCG Consulting (LCG) has released its annual outlook of the ERCOT wholesale electricity market for 2025, highlighting the region's rapid transition toward increased reliance on renewable energy resources and battery storage.

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NEWS

ERCOT Announces New Grid Research, Innovation and Transformation (GRIT) Initiative

LCG, September 24, 2025--Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. (ERCOT) yesterday announced its new initiative to increase its efforts to fully use and apply innovation and transformation through industry collaboration to best overcome the challenges and opportunities facing future grid operations. The new Grid Research, Innovation, and Transformation (GRIT) initiative will advance research and prototyping of emerging concepts and solutions to better understand the implications of rapid grid and technology evolution and position ERCOT to lead in the future energy landscape.

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Oklo Builds Momentum with Groundbreaking Ceremony for First Aurora Nuclear Powerhouse

LCG, September 22, 2025--Oklo Inc. announced its groundbreaking ceremony today at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for Oklo's first Aurora powerhouse, the 75-MWe Aurora-INL, which represents a major milestone in Oklo’s near-term commercialization strategy to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable electricity using proven, advanced nuclear technology.

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Southwest Power Pool Board Approves New Process to Accelerate High Impact Large Load Connections

LCG, September 16, 2025--Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) Board of Directors today announced that the Board approved a process to facilitate the connection of large users of electricity to the power grid while continuing to support energy needs for the entire region. SPP's new process is designed to incorporate transmission service, generation, load interconnection and other relevant reliability studies into a single framework that enables timely, informed decision-making and action.

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Energy Market Prices and Loads

Energy Price (Actuals)
ERCOT $37.28
MISO $90.13
NYISO $67.2
CAISO $47
PJM $33
Load (Actuals)
ERCOT 39146 MW
MISO 85162 MW
NYISO 19378 MW
CAISO 26524 MW

LCG NEWS

LCG Unveils 2nd Edition of 2025 ERCOT Electricity Market Outlook

LCG Publishes 2024 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT)

As Texas Wind and Solar Capacity Increase, Energy Curtailments are also likely to Rise

LCG 2023 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (See updated Outlook here)

LCG Publishes 2022 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT)



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